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An optimized, high-caraway traditional soda bread baked in a covered Lodge chicken fryer.

A delicious Irish Boxty that uses only the simplest ingredients, making me love it more.

An easy, high-hydration, no-knead bread featuring a blend of bread flour and dark rye.

My process of moving this site from WordPress to Hugo and then to Astro.

Bake this classic Fannie Farmer Cranberry Orange Bread with a delicious twist: double the cranberries!

A look at my All City Space Horse bike setup.

A hearty ground turkey chili made in the Instant Pot.

My go-to base recipe for spicy Szechuan noodles.

Notes on Szechuan dishes at Panda Gourmet in DC.

A hearty black bean soup adapted from Mark Bittman.

Make a lighter version of takeout favorites with this bouillon-based sauce.

Elevate store-bought frozen pelmeni with simple tricks.

Make tender, shredded pork shoulder in the pressure cooker.

Comfort food at its best: homemade noodles tossed with buttery sautéed cabbage and onions.

A detailed recipe for traditional corned beef and cabbage.

Eating habanero wings with friends at Quarry House Tavern.

A simple but flavorful rice dish featuring browned onions, red peppers, garlic, and fresh dill.

Make two large homemade pizzas in about an hour.

How to find messy spots in your CSS and clean them up.

My review of a jQuery 1.3 book.

Moving back to Laurel to save money and restore a house.

The Scheme steering committee decided to split the language into two versions.

A bike maintenance disaster involving a broken chain tool and a snapped chain.

A summer update on the PubMed redesign, technical books, and fixing a favorite Bianchi bike.

An email imagining a story behind a very long and messy ringling dot com URL.

Thoughts on prototype based languages and how they differ from standard object oriented programming.

A review of Tarek Ziade's book on Python.

Performance details for a Columbia Orchestra concert in Maryland.

My list of the best XSLT books for different skill levels.

How to write recursive XSLT templates to solve tricky problems like splitting strings without needing extra libraries or outside functions.

A guide on using xsl:copy and xsl:copy-of to handle XML elements.

Thoughts on professional integrity and taking responsibility in a stormy industry.

Why push style XSLT is usually better than pulling data.

My final reviews of classic and modern horror films for Halloween.

Watching 50s cheese in The Blob and psychological horror in Hellraiser II.

Reviews of horror films including 28 Days Later and Hellraiser.

A review of Stoyan Stefanov's book on JavaScript.

Starting a horror movie marathon with reviews of Nightwatch and Sisters.

A late night reading the Fannie Farmer Cookbook and listening to George Crumb.

Reflection on the reality of long term bug fixing and writing context dependent code in XSLT.

A quick note on the official release of Django 1.0.

Review of Luke Wroblewskis book on form design.

A tour of my desk and bookshelf after a rare cleaning session.

Following the Tour de France and the stories behind the competition.

A review of a Django book for beginners.

Celebrating July 4th with hot dog contests and Szechuan food.

Getting close to a work deadline and enjoying a legendary year for Boston sports.

A very short celebration of Regular Expressions Day.